Four student athletes have been named to all-state teams: Justin Janicke, Jeff Marrs,
Rocco Taglia, and Megan Gendron.

Justin Janicke, the 2008 NIC-10 Defensive MVP and all-conference defensive end, was selected as one of 18 players to represent the class 7A as an All-State football player.  He is the third athlete to play for Coach Appino to receive such recognition.

Jeff Marrs, all NIC-10 Offensive Lineman in both 2007 and 2008, was selected as an Academic All-State player in class 7A. Approximately 40 players are chosen from each class to receive this award.  To qualify, candidates must be chosen first team all-conference in their respective leagues and have an unweighted GPA over 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Rocco Taglia, the 2008 NIC-10 Soccer MVP, was named to the IHSSCA All-State Team and to the Chicago Tribune 2nd Team All-State.

Megan Gendron has been awarded Special Mention to the All-State volleyball team by the Champaign News-Gazette.

Congratulations to the following seniors who were inducted November 19 into the National Honor Society (NHS): Ashley Botts, Allison Call, Dana Clemens, Emily Cook, Giovanni Covarrubias, Ariel D’Angelo, Daniel Davis, Michael Didier, Scott Halbrader, Kristina Kelly, Charles Mark, Ellen Miller, Derek Nguyen, Taylor Rumple, Karen Schappert, David Seck, Jonathan Szewczyk, Catherine Valdez, and Rachel Wise.

The National Honor Society recognizes outstanding students in the areas of academics, character, leadership and service. To be eligible for NHS students must have a cumulative average of 3.5. Students are then selected for membership based on their leadership, character, attendance, extra-curricular activities and community involvement.